DISNEY The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning [DVD]

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King Triton and his wife, Queen Athena, rule over the underwater kingdom of Atlantica, which is filled with music and laughter. They have seven young daughters, the youngest of whom is Ariel. The merfolk are shown relaxing in a lagoon above water, and Triton gives Athena a music box. Suddenly a pirate ship approaches. Everyone escapes except Athena, who is crushed by the ship when she tries to save the music box. Devastated by Athena's death, Triton throws the music box into the ocean and bans music from the kingdom. Ten years later, Triton's daughters live under a strict routine maintained by their governess, Marina Del Rey and her assistant Benjamin. Marina hates her job and longs to be Triton's attaché, a job currently filled by Sebastian the crab. Ariel is frustrated by their current lifestyle, which brings her into conflict with Triton. One day, Ariel encounters Flounder, a fish, whom she later follows to an underground music club. She is overjoyed by the presence of music, and is shocked when she sees Sebastian performing there. When her presence is revealed, the entire band stops playing and hides, believing Ariel will tell her father about them. Ariel sings a song explaining her love of music and the remembrance of her mother and she joins the club with an oath. Ariel returns to the palace, and her sisters confront her over her disappearance. She explains where she was, and the following night all seven sisters go to the club to have fun. Marina secretly finds them, and she later reports their activities to Triton. Sebastian, Flounder and the band are sent to jail, while Marina gets the job she wants. Ariel sneaks into the prison and frees the jailbirds. Sebastian leads them to a deserted place far from the palace where Ariel finds the music box. Ariel and Sebastian decide to return to Atlantica to show the music box to Triton, hoping that it will change his mind. On the way back, they are confronted by Marina and her electric eels. Marina wants to stop them so she will retain her position of "power", and a struggle ensues. It ends when Marina barrels towards Sebastian, and Ariel pushes him out of the way, getting hit in the process. Triton arrives in time to witness this, and he is remorseful for his actions. He sings the lyrics of "Athena's Song", and Ariel is revived. The film ends with music being restored to Atlantica. Everyone rejoices except Marina, who is sent to jail.

Brilliant!

After disappearing down a rabbit hole on YouTube, my nine-year-old wanted to watch this! Found it on Amazon and bought it and have it delivered so she could “understand Ariel’s backstory properly” (!!!)

All sealed up, not watched yet.

great film and from the beginning we learn how the story started

Great book

I got this for my daughter who is (to my extreme happiness) following in my princess obsession. I loved watching it with her (she's 4). Well worth a buy

I am really upset about this purchase. When I received it for my granddaughter who is 3 it wouldn't play on any of our dvd players it kept giving us a message that said it was not able to play. Then we found our that it was formatted for another country which we knew nothing about we had never heard that before. I went to send it back and was told it would cost me 105$ to ship it I almost fell over. I am not sending it back. This was the worst online purchase I think I have ever made

I couldn't find a way to give this item no stars so I had to give it one star. I bought this DVD for my granddaughter for her birthday. We inserted the DVD in the DVD player and a message popped up that said something to the effect of not authorized for viewing in your region. Initially the refund was going to be far less than I paid for it. However, I later discovered I received a full refund for this item. Don't waste your money on this DVD.

this product is for my handicapped son. the copy he had went kerput. he loves all the ariel movies.

Der Film an sich ist Top hab ihn noch ma auf deutsch gekauft, aber es ist sehr schade das es nicht mit der Rückgabe geklappt hat da ich ja nicht so gut englisch versteh und der Verkäufer kein Wort auf deutsch versteht y:( und unsereiner helfen kann unebnes Übersetzungs englisch versteht er nicht :(

This DVD was sent from the UK. When I tried to play it, I received the message that I was out of the area. So, I was unable to play the DVD. This DVD was mailed from the UK. I was unable to play the DVD. I was given the message that it was out of the playing area. The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning [DVD] ... Peggy Holmes